1 Timothy 1: 12

And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry

Today's Thought: Let us consider it a privilege to be part of the Lord's ministry and be counted faithful.

Dr. Lee Roberson gave his life for God. He could have had a good recording contract, but he chose to preach the gospel. After fifty years of pastoring, he became an evangelist up to his nineties. Dr. Lee Roberson could have done more and all, but his faithfulness is more important.

Our faithful and consistent service to the Lord can never be discounted. We don't need talents. We don't need abilities. We need more faithfulness. Paul admonished Corinthian believers: Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.

God allows us to take part in the ministry. We must be dedicated and devoted to such. Whatever we have - gifts, talents, money - we must give it to the Lord and be faithful to what He has called us to do.

1 Chronicles 29:3

Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house.

Today's Thought: The way you look at the house of God reflects the way you look at God Himself.


Title 4 of the United States Code is considered as the Flag Code of the country; other countries have their own flag codes or even laws. The Flag Code provides a comprehensive regulation and restriction on the use and display of the United States flag. This is specifically laid out because the flag represents the nation. If one disrespects the flag, it is a direct assault to the nation's honor.

In the final days of David, he reminded his son, Solomon, to build the house of God as he had already prepared the materials needed. In 1 Chronicles 29:3, David talks of his love for the house of God, that his heart years for the house of God. In one of the his psalms, David announces how he enjoys going to the house of God. This passage asks us how much reverence and love do we have for the house of God. The way we love and look at the house of God is also the way we love our God. Though God dwells in our hearts, all things that are holy to God reflects the majesty of the Lord.

In these days when people have already forgotten and neglected the importance of the house of God, Christians should be reminded on how we should behave in the house of God, as Paul said. We can only show our deep love for God whom we do not see by giving love and reverence to a tangible manifestation of God.

John 3:30

He must increase, but I must decrease.

Today's Thought: The glory of God is our priority and nothing else.


People around us want to be at the top. There are thousands of tips on how to gain attention or how to stand out in a ground. In fact, our culture dictates how we treat those who had accomplish more in life than those who don't. There is nothing wrong in big ambitions and dreams as well in succeeding, but it should not be our ultimate goal.

John the Baptist was a famous preacher of his day. Multitude would come to hear him speak on repentance and faith in the Messiah. But when Jesus started His ministry, John followed Him. John understood the meaning of the glory of God.

F.B. Meyer would say: The only hope of a decreasing self is an increasing Christ. We can never become what God intends us to be unless we lose ourselves in Christ.

Deuteronomy 29:18

    Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the Lord our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood;

Today's Thought: Turning away from the Lord costs too much more than one can bear.



"Among the signs of backsliding are indifference to prayer and self-examination; trifling or unprofitable conversation; neglect of public worship; shunning the people of God; association with the world; thinking lightly of sin; neglect of the Bible; and often gross immorality." This is how the old minister of times Charles Buck described the way of turning away from the Lord. It does not happen in an instant, it is a process. If you have these symptoms, you should be alarmed. Ask the Great Physician for healing.

Otherwise, when we turn our backs from following the Lord to serving other gods, the sure wrath of God is ready to consume us. The cost of turning away from the Lord is too much. Deuteronomy 29:18 talks about a man, a woman, a family and a tribe whose heart is turning away from Him. And when they turn away from God, even if they do understand the curse coming their way, they still think that they have peace (Deut. 29:19). And of all a sudden, the anger of the Lord is poured upon that man, woman, family or tribe. Add to that, the curse on a man, woman, family or tribe was also extended to the entire land, that other nations asked "what had been done by the Lord to this land?"

Before we turn our back from the Lord, let us remember that cost of backsliding. It will cause pain to our family, our church, our future children and so on. Much more, it will consume us to the very end. Let us always desire to seek God and Him alone. If we have the signs of backsliding, let us seek God's healing and let us not wait for the wrath of God. God's grace is always enough.

Habakkuk 3:18

Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation. 

Today's Thought: As much as you know the Lord, you should rejoice always.

There was a fellow who was about to jump from a bridge. An alert police officer slowly and methodically moved toward him, talking with him all the time. When the officer got within inches of the man he said, “Surely nothing could be bad enough for you to take your life. Tell me about it. Talk to me.” The would-be jumper told how his wife had left him, how his business had gone bankrupt, and how his friends had deserted him. Everything in life had lost meaning. For thirty minutes he told the sad story—then they both jumped. (-Anonymous)

Sometimes life will overwhelm you with troubles and sufferings. Habakkuk fully understood the meaning of trusting the Lord and not being defeated by despair. The entire book was a song of praise and trust to the Lord. In the preceding verse, Habakkuk mentions that even if the fig tree does not blossom, the vines do not bear fruit, the olives do not anything or the field does not produce any food, the Lord is worthy to be praised.

You can only rejoice in the Lord always amidst of all these troubles when you are fully grounded in Him. If you do not know who the Lord is in your life in an intimate manner, you also don't know His majestic power. And by and by, despair will engulf your life and you cannot find meaning on why you should rejoice.